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Quote: Originally Posted by Questioned_Man Why is proof asked for so much more and and barely glanced at in other walks of life? I find it very odd. All Doubt Rises From Fear - Fear comes from the basic misconception that one can usurp the power of God. To recognise this power, you should be willing to be innocent of all errors. To be innocent once again has never been taught, because the collective consciousness of the people will state...

Quote: Originally Posted by Spud That's not out of the blue is it? It is when there is not supposed to be ice on the floor. I have worked in such places. Icy floors and Hi-Lifters do not mix. Accidents do occasionally occur, however, and they can be deadly.

Quote: Originally Posted by Already_ll_Disturbed Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel . (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT) Like I said at the beginning og this thread- Quote: Originally Posted by dixon76710 Other than Islam, I just dont see this occuring among any other major...

Quote: Originally Posted by MattV Perhaps you work in the freezer section of a grocery warehouse. That's not out of the blue is it? It's more conditions.

Quote: Originally Posted by Spud The OP seems to assume faith to be something which you yourself havn't confirmed and or witnessed. I for example, have never seen a kangaroo in real life. All I have is footage of them, eye witness accounts, them being alongside other animals in credited books. Is that faith? Faith that the entire world isn't trying to trick me into the false existence of a hopping animal? I think we can all agree,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Already_ll_Disturbed Well said questioned man No I'm serous, I'm not just trying to make a point. I know of people who found God through their search, but later got hung up on proving God is real, instead of contining to grow in their faith. Why is proof so important in religion that people will lose track of trying to find God in order to prove that he exists. But in so many other walks of life it is...

Quote: Originally Posted by MattV It is when there is not supposed to be ice on the floor. I have worked in such places. Icy floors and Hi-Lifters do not mix. Accidents do occasionally occur, however, and they can be deadly. I'm not supposed to be up at 3am either, but I still am, and that's not all that random. Everything id created by circumstances, previous events and conditions, just because we can't predict is doesn't...

Thanks for the help folks. I thought I would post it here instead of spending hours studying the brain. Plus the answers I receve in a forum are better for my purposes anyway. (having both facts and many opions). Thanks to everyone whos posted and if anyone has any more information they would like to share that would be great. I'll read this anytime theres something new.

Quote: Originally Posted by MattV How so? What is absurd about the probability of a random collection of potential biochemicals being stricken by a random bolt of lightning in just such a way that a self-replicating molecule resulted? It is no more absurd than the claim that some indefinable supernatural being using *poof* magic is responsible for life appearing in the universe. Well, because there are no random bolts of lightning. Bolts of...

Your life was necessary for you to be saying life is not necessary.